MANILA, Dec 6 (AFP): Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa asked a court to quash the second charge of cyber libel she has faced this year, in a case sparked by a screenshot of an online news article.
The critic of President Rodrigo Duterte is already on bail pending an appeal against a conviction in June for the same type of offence, for which she faces up to six years in prison.
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